If Hajime Moriyasu's side can maintain their formidable form in Asia's qualifiers at Saitama Stadium against Bahrain on Thursday, then Japan will be the first nation to book their place at the 2026 World Cup. A win would ensure the Japanese end the matchday second in Group C and advance to next year's finals alongside co-hosts the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Japanese have taken six qualifiers and only dropped two points - a 1-1 draw with Australia in October - and boast a 10-point
Mirra Andreeva, third time lucky? The Russian teenager came from a set down to defeat world number one Aryna Sabalenka for the Indian Wells WTA 1000 title on Sunday, cementing a meteoric rise behind the coaching wisdom of Conchita Martinez. Andreeva, who is certain to rise to a career-high sixth in the world when the rankings are updated on Monday, said: "Maybe [it's] fast, but I like it. If it seems to be coming quick then ill take it. She tries not to measure herself against
After defeating Feyenoord 2-1 on Tuesday Inter Milan completed their smooth 4-1 aggregate win to set up their quarterfinal match against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Thanks to early goals from Marcus Thuram and a penalty from Hakan Calhanoglu at San Siro Inter comfortably advanced to the last eight stage before meeting Bayern Munich in a highly anticipated quarterfinal. Inter Milan leads the Serie A standings and Italian media speculate that Simone Inzaghi's squad can replicate the treble of league and Italian
Rising javelin thrower Sachin Yadav continued his purple patch on Wednesday, bagging the men's javelin title at the National Games in Dehradun with a personal best performance. Sachin broke Haryana athlete Rajendra Singh's meet record of 82.23m with his fifth attempt of 84.39m, and that throw was also the fifth straight competition this season that the Uttar Pradesh thrower had produced an 80m-plus throw. Rohit Yadav (80.47m) of the statemate Sachin and Vikas Sharma (79.33m) of Uttarakhand finished in second and third positions, respectively. He first
After a gap of 40 years filled with 21 different Tests underway in England, it was Sri Lanka's fourth win. The last time they tasted victory was a decade ago, winning a two-Test match by 1-0. Fast forward to the present day - it was Monday when Sri Lanka experienced a victorious feeling again in England. They hit their 219 runs target with absolute calm at The Oval. It was Pathum Nissanka with a dazzling 127 not out who guided them to a
To celebrate this week's highly anticipated Der Klassiker match in Dortmund, we are providing an opportunity for our Bundesliga account users to win tickets for the reverse fixture taking place in Munich. If you haven't already registered for a Bundesliga account, there's still time to do so before November 6, 2023, at 23:59 (CET) to become eligible for the prize drawing. You can register for a Bundesliga account for free by clicking on the link provided. All users with an active Bundesliga account